Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is about the life of a brother, Jem, and sister, Scout, who grow up and are raised in the time of racial inequality and segregation. Scout Finch, an interesting character from the novel who has grown up wishing she was a boy her whole life. Jem Finch (Scout's older brother) is what you you would call a typical average boy growing up in Maycomb Alabama. Jem is the character who is fascinated in guns, sports, and being tough. Harper Lee creates the character of Jem to portray the internal and external conflict many young American boys encounter when they are starting from boys and turning into men. Harper Lee uses the literary elements of characterization, point of view, and conflict to explore the idea that
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For example, Mrs. Dubose's point of view is very different from Atticus's. Atticus defends a black man in court while Mrs. Dubose talks smack about them. "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" (117). This quote really shows how dark she is on the inside and how she has so much hatred for the Finch family. This relates to point of view because Atticus is able to see through her eyes and that's why he never gets upset with her. As an attorney, this strategy is very important. Atticus tried to explain to Scout and Jem what seeing through someone else's eyes is. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (30). What this quote means is you don't know the person past life and what they have been through until you're able to walk around in their skin. Atticus tells Jem this when Jem trashed Dubose's camellia bushes. Jem has no idea what Mrs. Dubose has been through and Atticus tries to emphasize that. "Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like me, you'd be scared, too." (Chapter 19). This quote really stood out to me because it made sense that the racial discrimination in the 30’s was awful. Tom Robinson was trying to get Atticus to understand his point of view and get him to walk around in his skin so that he knew exactly how he
For example, Mrs. Dubose's point of view is very different from Atticus's. Atticus defends a black man in court while Mrs. Dubose talks smack about them. "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" (117). This quote really shows how dark she is on the inside and how she has so much hatred for the Finch family. This relates to point of view because Atticus is able to see through her eyes and that's why he never gets upset with her. As an attorney, this strategy is very important. Atticus tried to explain to Scout and Jem what seeing through someone else's eyes is. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (30). What this quote means is you don't know the person past life and what they have been through until you're able to walk around in their skin. Atticus tells Jem this when Jem trashed Dubose's camellia bushes. Jem has no idea what Mrs. Dubose has been through and Atticus tries to emphasize that. "Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like me, you'd be scared, too." (Chapter 19). This quote really stood out to me because it made sense that the racial discrimination in the 30’s was awful. Tom Robinson was trying to get Atticus to understand his point of view and get him to walk around in his skin so that he knew exactly how he